Borgund Stave Church: A Mythical Viking-Era Masterpiece

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1 landmark in Vestland: Borgund Stave Church. Verified on Google Maps, featured in an Instagram post by Adriana & Mike | UK travel blogger & photographer.

Borgund Stave Church

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• Go for its unusual architecture, black timber, and carved dragon heads. • Built around 1180, it is one of Norway's best-preserved stave churches. • The architecture has a mythical, Viking-like appearance. • It is one of few historic stave churches still standing.

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Borgund Stave Church: A Mythical Viking-Era Masterpiece

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